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From: Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Machine recommendations?
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:44:59
Message-Id: 5505E136.4050101@asyr.hopto.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Machine recommendations? by Leonid Eremin
1 On 03/15/2015 09:08 PM, Leonid Eremin wrote:
2
3 > On 03/14/2015 03:09 PM, Thanasis wrote:
4 > I don't know which PSU you're talking about, but make sure it has
5 > good efficiency and is reliable.
6 > IMHO it doesn't matter much if it's rated 120W or 450W, as long as
7 > it's efficient, ie 80 PLUS Gold Certified, or even better like
8 > Platinum (92+).
9 >
10 > But here's 2 major cons:
11 > 1. high power PSUs are less effective at low power usage.
12
13 Maybe if consumption is less than 10% of the PSU's rating, ie less than
14 30W for a 300W PSU.
15
16 > 2. more expensive, after all.
17
18 Not necessarily. Is $45 expensive for a 300W PSU like
19 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151113

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